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1、thecambridgecompaniontoTHESTOICSEachvolumeinthisseriesofcompanionstomajorphilosopherscontainsspeciallycommissionedessaysbyaninternationalteamofscholars,togetherwithasubstantialbibliography,andwillserveasareferenceworkforstudentsandnonspecialists.Oneaimoftheseries
2、istodispeltheintimidationsuchreadersoftenfeelwhenfacedwiththeworkofadifficultandchallengingthinker.Thehistoryoftheschoolspansmanycenturies,fromitsfoun-dationbyZenoc.300b.c.andconsolidationbyChrysippusandhisstudentsinthethirdandsecondcenturiesb.c.;throughtheinnova
3、-tionsofPanaetiusandPosidonius;totheRomanperioddominatedbySeneca,Epictetus,andMarcusAurelius.ThisuniquevolumeoffersanodysseythroughtheideasoftheStoicsinthreeparticularways:first,throughthehistoricaltrajec-toryoftheschoolitselfanditsinfluence;second,throughthereco
4、v-eryofthehistoryofStoicthought;andthird,throughtheongoingconfrontationwithStoicism,showinghowitrefinesphilosophicaltraditions,challengestheimagination,andultimatelydefinesthekindoflifeonechoosestolead.Adistinguishedrosterofspecialistshaswrittenanauthoritativegui
5、detotheentirephilosophicaltradition.Thefirsttwochapterschartthehistoryoftheschoolintheancientworld,andarefollowedbychaptersonthecorethemesoftheStoicsystem:epistemology,logic,naturalphilosophy,theology,determinism,andmetaphysics.Therearetwochaptersonwhatmightbetho
6、ughtofastheheartandsouloftheStoicsystem:ethics.ThevolumealsoconsiderstheStoicinfluenceoutsidephilosophyinthefieldsofmedicine,grammarandlinguistics,andastronomy.TheconcludingchapterstracetheinfluenceofStoicismthroughtheearlymodernperiod.Newreaderswillfindthisthemo
7、stconvenientandaccessibleguidetotheStoicscurrentlyavailable.Advancedstudentsandspe-cialistswillfindaconspectusofrecentdevelopmentsintheinter-pretationoftheStoics.BradInwoodisProfessorofClassicsandCanadaResearchChairinAncientPhilosophy,UniversityofToronto.othervol
8、umesintheseriesofcambridgecompanions:AQUINASEditedbynormankretzmannandeleonorestumpHANNAHARENDTEditedbydanavillaARISTOTLEEditedbyjonathanbarnesAUGUSTINEEditedb
